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STANDINGS

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

-Summit League-OverallTeam W L Pct. W L Pct. Western Illinois ...................... 0 ..... 0..........000 .............3 ..... 0 ...... 1.000 North Dakota State ............... 0 ..... 0..........000 .............2 ..... 0 ...... 1.000 South Dakota State ............... 0 ..... 0..........000 .............2 ..... 0 ...... 1.000 Denver ................................... 0 ..... 0..........000 .............1 ..... 1 ........ .500 Fort Wayne ............................ 0 ..... 0..........000 .............1 ..... 1 ........ .500 South Dakota......................... 0 ..... 0..........000 .............1 ..... 1 ........ .500 Omaha ................................... 0 ..... 0..........000 .............0 ..... 2 ........ .000 Oral Roberts .......................... 0 ..... 0..........000 .............0 ..... 2 ........ .000

Wednesday, Nov. 15 FORT WAYNE at Belmont ......................................................................... 6 p.m. North Dakota at SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ..................7 p.m. (MidcoSN2/ESPN3) Thursday, Nov. 16 Wyoming at DENVER ................................................................................ 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 Montana State at OMAHA ......................................................................... Noon Oklahoma Panhandle at ORAL ROBERTS .................................................. 7 p.m. UMass at NORTH DAKOTA STATE ..............................7 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) Saturday, Nov. 18

RISE OF THE SUMMIT

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at Green Bay ..................................................... 1 p.m.

> POSTSEASON • 3 national postseason tournament qualifiers for 9 straight years • League teams have a 18-13 (.581) combined record the last 4 seasons • 3 national postseason tournament semifinal appearances the last 4 years • USD became the first league team, men or women, in any sport to capture a national postseason tournament title (WNIT, 2016) > RANKINGS • Nation’s 4th-best home attendance improvement (+9) since 2009-10 • Recorded a .559 (38-30) non-league mid-major win percentage in 2016-17 • Nation’s best D-I win percentage improvement (+16) since 2009-10 • 2 teams finished 2016-17 year ranked in the Mid-Major Poll top-15 > RPI GAINS • Nation’s best RPI ranking improvement (+19) since 2009-10 • 3 top-20 RPI finishes in the last 4 years • Four teams ranked in the Top-80 at end of 2016-17 season, an all-time league high

WESTERN ILLINOIS at Northern Illinois .................................................... 1 p.m. SOUTH DAKOTA at Wichita State ............................................................ 2 p.m. Findlay at FORT WAYNE........................................................................... 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19 Florida A&M at OMAHA ........................................................................... 1 p.m. Valley City State at NORTH DAKOTA STATE .............2 p.m. (MidcoSN2/ESPN3) Monday, Nov. 20 Arkansas at ORAL ROBERTS............................................. 7 p.m. (KGEB/ESPN3) Tuesday, Nov. 21 UIC at FORT WAYNE .............................................................................. 10 a.m. WESTERN ILLINOIS at Illinois ................................................................... 7 p.m. KEY All times Central

> MEASURING UP AGAINST ITS PEERS • Owns a .500 winning percentage vs. traditional mid-majors since ‘11 • .500+ winning percentage vs. mid-majors 3 out of the last 6 years

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SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL THE VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT

A perspective of the improvement of results produced by The Summit League vs. non-league the last six seasons Season Conf RPI High Team RPI Overall Record 2010-11 26 114 41-66 2011-12 19 60 54-62 2012-13 21 66 57-61 2013-14 20 42 62-66 2014-15 24 48 58-63 2015-16 16 37 61-59 2016-17 11 44 65-57 7-Year Bests 11 37 65 wins

Pct. .383 .466 .483 .484 .479 .508 .533 .533

D-I Record 33-66 37-61 43-59 48-66 46-63 49-58 52-56 52 wins

Pct. .333 .378 .422 .421 .422 .458 .481 .481

Mid-Major Record 26-36 32-31 36-34 33-37 37-38 33-39 38-30 38 wins

Pct. .419 .508 .514 .471 .493 .458 .559 .559

Power 5 Wins Top 25 Wins 4 0 3 0 4 1 5 2 1 1 7 2 6 1 7 2

2018 SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH 3-6, 2018 DENNY SANFORD PREMIER CENTER • SIOUX FALLS, S.D.

QUARTERFINALS

SEMIFINALS

CHAMPIONSHIP

No. 1 Seed Saturday, March 3 Game 1 • Noon No. 8 Seed

Game 1 Winner

Monday, March 5 Game 5 • Noon

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Game 5 Winner

No. 4 Seed Sunday, March 4 Game 3 • Noon

Game 3 Winner

No. 5 Seed

Tuesday, March 6 Game 7 • TBA

No. 2 Seed Saturday, March 3 Game 2 • 2:30 p.m.

2018 SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPION

Game 2 Winner

No. 7 Seed Monday, March 5 Game 6 • 2:30 p.m.

No. 3 Seed Sunday, March 4 Game 4 • 2:30 p.m.

Everyone loves a success story and The Summit League Basketball Championships in Sioux Falls, called “March’s best-kept secret” by USA Today in 2014, is one of the best in college basketball. Take a look at some of the numbers generated at what has become one of the nation’s premier tournaments:

Game 6 Winner

Game 3 Winner

No. 6 Seed

Additional tournament information available at THESUMMITLEAGUE.ORG/MARCH2THESUMMIT For ticket information, visit THESUMMITLEAGUE.ORG/TICKETS Media Note: The Summit League Basketball Championships credential application website will launch in early January and remain open for approximately six weeks. Credential requests made prior or after that window will NOT be accepted.

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

The Summit League features the NCAA’s most unique collection of one-of-a-kind nicknames among its member institutions. Within U.S. college athletics, three names are exclusively held by Summit League schools: Mastodons (Fort Wayne), Jackrabbits (South Dakota State) and Leathernecks (Western Illinois). In addition, the name Coyotes (South Dakota) is unique to NCAA Division I.

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• Set second-highest total attendance in ‘17 at 21,092 • The second quarterfinal session attendance of 9,419 in ‘17 was the second-higest all-time • Set league single-session records in every round in ‘16 (QF, SF, Championship) • Nation’s highest session attendance in ‘15 (8,171 -- QF1) • Average combined M/W total attendance in Sioux Falls era is 42,384 (5,298 per session) • 8 best league tournament attendance figures all came in Sioux Falls • Eclipsed previous all-time attendance record by 13% at new arena in 2015 • Played league-record 9th consecutive tourney in Sioux Falls in ‘17 • Average combined M/W total attendance in Sioux Falls era is 43,251 • Exercised contract option to remain in Sioux Falls through 2022 SIOUX FALLS ATTENDANCE FIGURES 2009-14 at Sioux Falls Arena 2015-pres. at Denny Sanford Premier Center

Session Avg High Champ Game Total 2009 .........4,250 ........ 5,580 .........5,580 ....... 16,999 2010 .........4,124 ........ 5,460 .........5,460 ....... 16,497 2011 .........3,623 ........ 5,433 .........4,071 ....... 14,529 2012 .........4,467 ........ 5,933 .........5,153 ....... 17,867 2013 .........5,290 ........ 6,153 .........6,153 ....... 21,158 2014 .........4,118 ........ 5,871 .........4,125 ....... 16,472 2015 .........6,099 ........ 8,171 .........6,926 ....... 24,395 2016 .........7,218 ........ 9,816 .........8,647 ....... 28,872 2017 .........5,273 ........ 9,419 .........2,005 ....... 21,092

SUMMIT LEAGUE ON THE WEB // TWITTER // SID CONTACTS

SL..............thesummitleague.org.............@summithoops ..................... Greg Mette ([email protected]) DEN ...........denverpioneers.com ..............@DU_WHoops ...................... Evan House ([email protected]) FW.............gomastodons.com .................@FortWayneWBB ................. Brian Alden ([email protected]) NDSU ........gobison.com .........................@NDSUwbb ......................... Ryan Anderson ([email protected]) UNO ..........omavs.com ...........................@UNOWBB........................... Shad Beam ([email protected]) ORU...........oruathletics.com ...................@ORUWBB ........................... Jarrett Hardwick ([email protected]) USD ...........goyotes.com .........................@SDCoyotesWBB................. Britni Waller ([email protected]) SDSU.........gojacks.com..........................@GoJacksWBB .................... Michele Schmidt ([email protected]) WIU ...........goleathernecks.com ..............@WIUWomensHoops ............ Zack Kirby ([email protected]) 2

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PRESEASON POLLING Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

School (1st-place votes)........................ Pts. South Dakota State (16).......................380 Western Illinois (12)..............................372 South Dakota .......................................307 Oral Roberts .........................................238 Omaha..................................................185 North Dakota State ..............................150 Denver .................................................143 Fort Wayne.............................................60

PLAYER OF THE YEAR Emily Clemens (G), Western Illinois FIRST TEAM Allison Arens (G), South Dakota Morgan Blumer (G), Western Illinois Emily Clemens (G), Western Illinois Madison Guebert (G), South Dakota State Macy Miller (G), South Dakota State Ellie Thompson (F), South Dakota State SECOND TEAM Ciara Duffy (G), South Dakota Taylor Higginbotham (G), Western Illinois Faith Ihim (F), Oral Roberts Maria Martianez (F), Oral Roberts Taylor Thunstedt (G), North Dakota State

MISC. STAT LEADERS

Top 5 Listed // 2017-18 returnees in italics DOUBLE-DOUBLES 1. Emily Clemens, Western Illinois .......................... 8 2. Faith Ihim, Oral Roberts ..................................... 7 Clarissa Ober, South Dakota State ..................... 7 4. Three tied .......................................................... 5 30-POINT GAMES 1. Morgan Blumer, Western Illinois ......................... 2 2. Allison Arens, South Dakota .............................. 1 Emily Clemens, Western Illinois .......................... 1 Madison Guebert, South Dakota State ............... 1 20-POINT GAMES 1. Emily Clemens, Western Illinois ........................ 19 2. Allison Arens, South Dakota ............................ 11 Mikaela Shaw, Omaha ..................................... 11 4. Madison Guebert, South Dakota State ............... 9 Danielle Lawrence, IUPUI ................................... 9 20-REBOUND GAMES 1. Clarissa Ober, South Dakota State ..................... 1 10-REBOUND GAMES 1. Clarissa Ober, South Dakota State ..................... 9 2. Faith Ihim, Oral Roberts ..................................... 8 3. Brianna Jones, North Dakota State .................... 7 Mikale Rogers, IUPUI ......................................... 7 5. Two tied ............................................................ 6 10-ASSIST GAMES 1. Emily Clemens, Western Illinois .......................... 8 2. Amber Vidal, Omaha........................................... 1

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ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO 23. Emily Clemens, Western Illinois .......................2.54 ASSISTS 7. Emily Clemens, Western Illinois ........................241 ASSISTS PER GAME 5. Emily Clemens, Western Illinois .........................7.3 BLOCKED SHOTS 15. Olivia Braun, Western Illinois ..............................88 BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME 18. Olivia Braun, Western Illinois ...........................2.67 FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 11. Emily Clemens, Western Illinois ........................234 FREE THROWS MADE 5. Emily Clemens, Western Illinois ........................202 16. Allison Arens, South Dakota .............................157 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 19. Allison Arens, South Dakota ............................87.2 25. Emily Clemens, Western Illinois .......................86.3 MINUTES PLAYED 15. Emily Clemens, Western Illinois .................1234:00 MINUTES PLAYED PER GAME 12. Emily Clemens, Western Illinois .....................37.39 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 15. Madison Guebert, South Dakota State ...............98 24. Taylor Thunstedt, North Dakota State ...............92 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME 15. Taylor Thunstedt, North Dakota State ............3.07 16. Madison Guebert, South Dakota State ............3.06 THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 6. Jaycee Bradley, South Dakota ........................45.3 7. Sydney Hall, IUPUI ..........................................45.2 11. Madison Guebert, South Dakota State ............43.9 25. Morgan Blumer, Western Illinois ......................41.2 TRIPLE-DOUBLES 4. Emily Clemens, Western Illinois ............................1

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO 7. Western Illinois ...............................................1.41 ASSISTS 13. Western Illinois ................................................594 ASSISTS PER GAME 10. Western Illinois ...............................................18.0 18. Omaha ............................................................16.6 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 11. South Dakota ..................................................46.9 FREE THOW PERCENTAGE 1. South Dakota ..................................................80.4 20. IUPUI ..............................................................76.4 21. Western Illinois ...............................................76.4 SCORING MARGIN 20. Western Illinois ...............................................13.2 SCORING OFFENSE 12. Western Illinois ...............................................80.0 STEALS 9. Western Illinois ................................................374 STEALS PER GAME 10. Western Illinois ...............................................11.3 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 10. Western Illinois ................................................916 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 7. Western Illinois ................................................314 20. South Dakota ...................................................268 21. Omaha .............................................................267 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME 6. Western Illinois .................................................9.5 12. Omaha ..............................................................8.6 17. South Dakota ....................................................8.4 THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 5. IUPUI ..............................................................38.7 10. South Dakota ..................................................37.9 19. Omaha ............................................................36.4 TURNOVER MARGIN 7. Western Illinois ...............................................6.64 TURNOVERS PER GAME 23. Western Illinois ...............................................12.8 WON-LOST PERCENTAGE 22. Western Illinois ...............................................78.8

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SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SUMMIT LEAGUE RPI RANKING (2010-17)

Nov. 14, 2017 // CollegeInsider.com Rk Team (1st) W-L Pts LW League 1. Green Bay (18) 1-0 735 4 Horizon 2. Gonzaga (9) 0-0 717 2 West Coast 3. South Dakota State 2-0 685 5 Summit 4. FGCU 1-0 641 8 Atlantic Sun 5. Quinnipiac (3) 0-2 581 1 Metro Atlantic 6. Northern Colorado (1) 2-0 574 13 Big Sky 7. Drake 1-1 564 3 Missouri Valley 8. Elon 1-0 505 10 Colonial 9. Belmont 1-1 488 7 Ohio Valley 10. James Madison 1-1 470 6 Colonial 11. Central Michigan 0-1 454 9 Mid-American 12. Buffalo 1-0 384 12 Mid-American 13. Penn 0-0 378 11 Ivy League 14. Mercer 2-0 361 15 Southern 15. Princeton 1-0 322 19 Ivy League 16. Bucknell 2-0 296 17 Patriot 17. UC Davis 1-0 267 20 Big West 18. Saint Mary’s 1-0 201 RV West Coast 19. Army 1-0 194 18 Patriot 20. New Hampshire 0-1 191 16 America East 21. Western Illinois 2-0 174 21 Summit 22. Toledo 1-0 104 NR Mid-American 23. Chattanooga 0-1 98 22 Southern 24. Hampton 1-0 82 RV MEAC 25. South Dakota 0-1 70 25 Summit OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: New Mexico State 60, Texas State 45, BYU 40, Wright State 38, Little Rock 37, Navy 27, UT Arlington 23, Ohio 20, IUPUI 19, Albany 18, San Diego 17, Missouri State 15, American 13, Idaho 12, Saint Francis (Pa.), 12, Louisiana 11, Robert Morris 11, Santa Clara 11, Stetson 11, Ball State 10, Lamar 10, UNI 10, Western Kentucky 10, Idaho State 8, Troy 8, Havard 7, Bethune Cookman 6, Jacksonville 6, Western Michigan 6, Marist 5, Norfolk State 5, Siena 4, Radford 4, Milwaukee 3, Montana State 3, Central Arkansas 2, Eastern Michigan 2

RECORDS VS. MID-MAJOR TOP 25

Denver ............................................................. 0-1 Fort Wayne ...................................................... 0-0 IUPUI ............................................................... 0-0 North Dakota State ......................................... 0-0 Omaha ............................................................. 0-0 Oral Roberts .................................................... 0-0 South Dakota................................................... 0-0 South Dakota State ......................................... 0-0 Western Illinois ................................................ 0-0 SUMMIT TOTAL (vs. non-league only) .........0-1

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The Summit League owns the nation’s best RPI gain (+19) over the last 8 seasons (201017). The next closest conference is at +9. The league peaked in this season’s RPI at No. 10, and finished the year at No. 11.

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44 .......South Dakota State 61 .......Western Illinois 69 .......IUPUI 80 .......South Dakota 152 .......Omaha 162 .......Oral Roberts 307 .......North Dakota State 312 .......Denver 319 .......Fort Wayne

NATIONALLY-RANKED TEAMS AP

Top 10 Top 25 Top 10 Top 25 Denver ....................... 0-0 ........ 0-0 ..........0-0 ....... 0-0 Fort Wayne ................ 0-0 ........ 0-0 ..........0-0 ....... 0-0 IUPUI ......................... 0-0 ........ 0-0 ..........0-0 ....... 0-0 North Dakota State ... 0-0 ........ 0-0 ..........0-0 ....... 0-0 Omaha ....................... 0-0 ........ 0-0 ..........0-0 ....... 0-0 Oral Roberts .............. 0-0 ........ 0-0 ..........0-0 ....... 0-0 South Dakota............. 0-0 ........ 0-0 ..........0-0 ....... 0-0 South Dakota State ... 0-0 ........ 0-0 ..........0-0 ....... 0-0 Western Illinois .......... 0-0 ........ 0-0 ..........0-0 ....... 0-0 SUMMIT TOTAL ...... 0-0 ........ 0-0..........0-0 ....... 0-0

ACC ................................ 0 ...........0 ............. .000 America East ................ 0 ...........0 ............. .000 American ........................ 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Atlantic Sun.................. 2 ...........0 ........... 1.000 Atlantic 10 ..................... 1 ...........0 ........... 1.000 Big East .......................... 1 ...........0 ........... 1.000 Big 12 ............................ 0 ...........3 ............. .000 Big Sky.......................... 0 ...........1 ...............000 Big South ...................... 0 ...........0 ...............000 Big Ten ........................... 0 ...........1 ............. .000 Big West ....................... 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Colonial ......................... 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Conference USA ............. 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Horizon .......................... 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Ivy ................................. 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Metro Atlantic .............. 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Mid-American ............... 0 ...........0 ............. .000 MEAC ............................ 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Missouri Valley ............ 1 ...........1 ............. .500 Mountain West ............... 1 ...........0 ........... 1.000 Northeast ...................... 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Ohio Valley ................... 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Pac-12 ............................ 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Patriot ........................... 0 ...........0 ............. .000 SEC ................................ 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Southern ....................... 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Southland ..................... 0 ...........0 ............. .000 SWAC ............................ 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Sun Belt ........................ 0 ...........1 ............. .000 West Coast ................... 0 ...........0 ............. .000 Western Athletic .......... 1 ...........0 ............1.000 OVERALL ....................... 10 ..........7 ............. .588 DIVISION I ...................... 7 ...........7 ............. .500 MID-MAJOR .................. 4 ...........3 ............. .571 NOTE: Traditional mid-majors in bold

SUMMIT LEAGUE MID-MAJOR TOP 25 RANKINGS TRACKER

Denver Fort Wayne North Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Western Illinois

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Pre ...11/14 .. 11/21 .. 11/28 .. 12/5 ...12/12 ..12/19....12/26......1/2 ...... 1/9...... 1/16.... 1/23 .. 1/30 ...2/6 ...2/13 .... 2/20 ... 2/27 ... 3/3 .. 3/13 .. Final x .........x x .........x x .........x x .........x x .........x 25 .......25 5 .........3 21 .......21

Note: first-place votes in superscript

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SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SUMMIT POINTS (NEWS AND NOTES)

RPI SUCCESS The Summit League finished the 2016-17 year ranked No. 11 in the Collegiate Basketball News’ RPI (rpiratings.com), an all-time best in league history. The previous high was 16th in 1996-97 & 2015-16. NATIONALLY-RANKED? NO PROBLEM Since the 2007-08 season, Summit League teams have pulled off 10 victories over Top 25 teams, including six in the last four years. Below is the breakdown... Team Date Rank Opponent OU 12/2/07 21 Florida State SDSU 12/9/08 25 Minnesota OU 1/5/09 21 South Dakota State SDSU 11/18/12 15 Nebraska FW 12/1/13 18 Michigan State SDSU 12/11/13 12 Penn State SDSU 12/4/14 25 Arkansas SDSU 12/15/15 15 DePaul SDSU 3/19/16 19 Miami ORU 12/4/16 12 Oklahoma WELCOME ABOARD On Jan. 26, The Summit League officially announced the addition of the University of North Dakota as its 10th member. The Fighting Hawks will begin league play across 17 league-sponsored sports beginning with the 2018-19 academic year. POSTSEASON SUCCESS Summit League teams have a combined .581 (18-13) winning percentage in national postseason tournaments the last four years. This includes South Dakota’s WNIT Championship title in 2016, South Dakota State’s WNIT semifinal appearance (2014) and SDSU’s NCAA Tournament win (2016). The Summit League has sent at least three teams to postseason play the last eight years. In 2015-16, each team representing the league in a postseason tournament won its first round game for the first time ever. RANKINGS, RANKINGS AND MORE RANKINGS For the first time in Summit League history, three teams were ranked in the CollegeInsider.com MidMajor Preseason Top 25 Poll. Currently, South Dakota State, ranked No. 1 for five weeks last season, sits in the No. 3 position. Reigning regular season and tournament champion Western Illinois is No. 21, while South Dakota is ranked No. 25. Additionally, the Jackrabbits received votes in the USA Today/Coaches Preseason Top 25 Poll for the third time in school history.

ALL-LEAGUERS ALL-AROUND Four-of-five major award winners last season return in Western Illinois’ Emily Clemens (Player of the Year), South Dakota’s Ciara Duffy (Freshman of the Year), WIU’s Morgan Blumer (Transfer of the Year) and USD’s Madison McKeever (Sixth Woman of the Year). In addition, a total of seven all-league selections from last season return. First Team Arens (USD), Blumer (WIU), Clemens (WIU), Madison Guebert (SDSU) Second Team Taylor Higginbotham (WIU), Faith Ihim (ORU), Ellie Thompson (SDSU)

two categories. She is seventh in assists (467) and ninth in free throws made (401). Meanwhile, North Dakota State guard Taylor Thunstedt is tied for seventh in three-point field goals made (236), 12th in three-point field goals attempted (605) and 20th in three-point field goal percentage (.390) on the league’s career charts. NANCY LIEBERMAN WATCH LIST Western Illinois’ Emily Clemens was named oneof-20 players on the initial Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List. It is awarded to the top point guard in the nation.

MYERS DRYSDALE AWARD WATCH LIST South Dakota junior guard Jaycee Bradley CLIMBING THE CAREER CHARTS was selected as one-of-20 players named to the Western Illinois guard Emily Clemens is currently preseason watch list for the Ann Myers Drysdale ranked in the Top-10 in Summit League history in Award, presented to the nation’s top shooting guard.

REFERENCING THE SUMMIT

Please stay current and use correct references and logos for each of The Summit League’s nine member institutions as listed below. THE SUMMIT LEAGUE acceptable: The Summit League, Summit League unacceptable: Summit Conference DENVER PIONEERS acceptable: Denver, Pioneers, University of Denver, DU unacceptable: Denver University, UD FORT WAYNE MASTODONS acceptable: Fort Wayne, Mastodons, ‘Dons, FW unacceptable: IPFW, Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne, IUPU-Fort Wayne NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON acceptable: North Dakota State, Bison, NDSU say it: BI-zon unacceptable: N.D. State, N. Dakota St., Bisons OMAHA MAVERICKS acceptable: Omaha, Mavericks, UNO, Mavs unacceptable: Neb.-Omaha, UNOmaha, UN-Omaha ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES acceptable: Oral Roberts, Golden Eagles, ORU unacceptable: O. Roberts, Eagles SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES acceptable: South Dakota, Coyotes, USD, Yotes say it: KI-yotes unacceptable: S. Dakota SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS acceptable: South Dakota State, Jackrabbits, SDSU, Jacks unacceptable: S.D. State, Rabbits WESTERN ILLINOIS FIGHTING LEATHERNECKS acceptable: Western Illinois, Fighting Leathernecks, WIU, Leathernecks unacceptable: W. Illinois, Necks

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Had 2+ Mid-Major Top 25 ranked teams ...............................................2017-18: 10/31 (Preseason), South Dakota State (5), Western Illinois (21), South Dakota (25) Had 2+ teams advance in same postseason........................................................................... 2016-17: South Dakota State (WNIT 2nd Round), South Dakota (WNIT 2nd Round) Had 4+ postseason teams ............................................................................2016-17: Western Illinois (NCAA), IUPUI (WNIT), South Dakota (WNIT), South Dakota State (WNIT) Had multiple NCAA Tournament bids........................................................................................................................................................... 1994: Green Bay and Northern Illinois Had a top-20 league RPI ranking ................................................................................................................................................................................ 2016-17: No. 11 (4/4, Final)

A SUMMIT LEAGUE TEAM

Had a national ranking ..........................................................................................................................................2008-09: No. 16, South Dakota State, Associated Press (Final) Received first-place votes in Mid-Major Top 25 poll......................................................................................................................... 2016-17: South Dakota State, 1 vote (12/13) Had a top-10 Mid-Major Top 25 ranking...................................................................................................................................2017-18: South Dakota State (No. 3, 11/14) Had a top-50 RPI ranking ....................................................................................................................................................................2016-17: South Dakota State (No. 44, 4/4) Had an NCAA Tournament victory.....................................................................................................................................2015-16: South Dakota State (vs. Miami, Round of 64) Had a top-10 NCAA Tournament seed ........................................................................................................................................................... 2008-09: No. 7, South Dakota State Reached the WNIT ..............................................................................................................................................................2016-17: IUPUI, South Dakota & South Dakota State Had a WNIT victory .......................................................................... 2016-17: South Dakota (vs. North Dakota, 1st round), South Dakota State (vs. Northern Illinois, 1st round) Hosted a WNIT game .................................................................................................................................................................................... 2016-17: South Dakota State (3/19) Had a WBI victory ........................................................................................................................................................2015-16: Western Illinois (vs. Southern Illinois, 1st Round) Won multiple postseason games, same season ................................................................................................................................................ 2016-17: South Dakota, 6 in WNIT Hosted a postseason game................................................................................................................................................................. 2016-17: South Dakota State (WNIT, 3/19) Started a season 5-0 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2011-12: Oral Roberts (5-0) Started league play 10-0.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2010-11: Oral Roberts (13-0) Had a 10+ game win streak ..................................................................................................................................................................2016-17: Western Illinois (11, 1/28 - 3/7) Had a 10+ game loss streak ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2015-16: Fort Wayne (11, 12/20-1/28) Defeated a nationally-ranked team ......................................................................................................................................... 2016-17: Oral Roberts (vs. No. 12 Oklahoma, 12/4) Defeated a top-10 ranked team................................................................................................................................................... 1993-94: Northern Illinois (vs. No. 3 Iowa, 1/25) Defeated a top-five ranked team ................................................................................................................................................. 1993-94: Northern Illinois (vs. No. 3 Iowa, 1/25) Defeated a “power five” team .............................................................................................................................2016-17: Oral Roberts (at Arkansas) & IUPUI (at Purdue, 12/21) Defeated a Big Ten team .................................................................................................................................................................................2016-17: IUPUI (at Purdue, 12/21) Defeated an ACC team ................................................................................................................................................................ 2015-16: South Dakota State (vs. Miami, 3/19) Defeated an SEC team .......................................................................................................................................................................2016-17: Oral Roberts (at Arkansas, 12/21) Defeated a Big XII team ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2016-17: Oral Roberts (at Oklahoma, 12/4) Defeated a Pac-12 team ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2015-16: South Dakota (vs. Oregon, 3/30) Hosted a nationally-ranked team ....................................................................................................................................2015-16: South Dakota State (vs. No. 15 DePaul, 12/15) Hosted a “power five” team ...........................................................................................................................................................2016-17: South Dakota State (Colorado, 3/19) Scored 100 points in a league game .........................................................................................................................................................2016-17: Omaha (100 vs. Denver, 2/25)

A SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYER

Recorded a triple-double ......................................................................................................... 2016-17: Emily Clemens, Western Illinois (21 pts., 11 reb., 11 ast. vs. Omaha, 3/6) Had 40+ points in a game ...........................................................................................................................2013-14: Amanda Hyde, Fort Wayne (41 at SIU Edwardsville, 11/26) Had 30+ points in a game .......................................................................................................................... 2016-17: Madison Guebert, South Dakota State (32 at Denver, 1/18) Had 20+ rebounds in a game ............................................................................................................. 2016-17: Clarissa Ober, South Dakota State (20 vs. Northern Illinois, 3/16) Had 10+ assists in a game ........................................................................................................ 2017-18: Emily Clemens, Western Illinois (11 vs. William Woods, 11/14) Had 10+ blocks in a game .......................................................................................................................... 2014-15: Vicky McIntyre, Oral Roberts (10 vs. Grand Canyon, 12/12) Had 10+ steals in a game............................................................................................................................2010-11: Kayla Drake, Fort Wayne (10 at South Dakota State, 1/22) Received a national player of the week award.......................................................................................................................2016-17: Allison Arens, South Dakota (ESPNW, 1/2) Received a mid-major national player of the week award...............................................................................2016-17: Michaela Dapprich, Omaha (College Sports Madness,2/27) Was named MVP of a regular season tournament ....................................................................... 2016-17: Allison Arens, South Dakota (Roo Holiday Classic at Kansas City, Mo.) Set a new league record ....................................................................................................................2016-17: Emily Clemens, Western Illinois, single-season assists (241, 3/17) Earned All-America (not including hm)............................................................................................................................ 1993-94: E.C. Hill, Northern Illinois (1st team by USBWA) Was selected in the WNBA Draft......................................................................................................2015: Vicky McIntyre, Oral Roberts (Seattle Storm, 2nd Round, 20th overall) Was a Senior CLASS Award Finalist/All-America .......................................................................................................................................................................................... Never Was Selected to NACDA I-AAA Scholar-Athlete Team ........................................................................................................................................... 2016-17: Jacqlyn Poss, Denver Was Named NACDA I-AAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year ................................................................................................................................. 2013-14: Amanda Hyde, Fort Wayne Earned Academic All-America ............................................................................................................................................ 2015-16: Mikaela Shaw, Omaha (3rd team by CoSIDA) Was named Academic All-American of the Year .......................................................................................................................................... 2014-15: Ashley Luke, Western Illinois Was Freshman All-America (not including hm) ........................................................................................................2009-10: Kevi Luper, Oral Roberts (Full Court Press, 2nd team) Won five or more League Player of the Week awards, same season ................................................................................................... 2016-17: Emily Clemens, Western Illinois (5)

A SUMMIT LEAGUE COACH

Was National Coach of the Year .......................................................................................................................................................................2005-06: Shann Hart, IUPUI (BCA)

T HES H ES U M M I TL T L EAG E AG UE .ORG . ORG

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2017-18 The Summit League League Standings Through games of Nov 13, 2017 (All games)

Team

Western Illinois North Dakota State South Dakota State Denver Fort Wayne South Dakota Oral Roberts Omaha

Conference

Pct.

PF

PA

Overall

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

PF

PA

1.000 106.0 1.000 96.0 1.000 94.5 .500 69.0 .500 64.5 .000 76.0 .000 58.0 .000 56.0

Pct.

55.5 50.5 68.0 62.5 67.0 81.0 72.0 69.0

Home Away

2-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

Neut Last 10 Streak

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

W W W L W L L L

2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

2017-18 The Summit League CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 13, 2017 (All games)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

SCORING OFFENSE

G

W-L

Pts

Avg/G

Western Illinois North Dakota State South Dakota State South Dakota Denver Fort Wayne Oral Roberts Omaha

2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1

2-0 2-0 2-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1

212 192 189 76 138 129 58 56

106.0 96.0 94.5 76.0 69.0 64.5 58.0 56.0

SCORING MARGIN

G

Western Illinois North Dakota State South Dakota State Denver Fort Wayne South Dakota Omaha Oral Roberts

2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

106.0 96.0 94.5 69.0 64.5 76.0 56.0 58.0

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

G

FGM

FGA

Pct.

Western Illinois North Dakota State South Dakota State South Dakota Fort Wayne Denver Oral Roberts Omaha

2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1

69 73 69 28 42 49 22 19

134 146 145 62 105 127 58 54

.515 .500 .476 .452 .400 .386 .379 .352

3-POINT FG PCT

G

3FGM

3FGA

Pct.

Fort Wayne North Dakota State South Dakota State South Dakota Western Illinois Oral Roberts Denver Omaha

2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1

18 20 23 9 19 7 13 2

39 47 63 26 55 22 43 16

.462 .426 .365 .346 .345 .318 .302 .125

REBOUNDING OFFENSE

G Rebounds

North Dakota State South Dakota State Denver Western Illinois Omaha Oral Roberts Fort Wayne South Dakota

2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1

100 98 91 83 36 35 65 25

REBOUNDING MARGIN

G Team 2 98 2 100 2 91 2 83 2 65 1 36 1 35 1 25

49.0 50.0 45.5 41.5 32.5 36.0 35.0 25.0

South Dakota State North Dakota State Denver Western Illinois Fort Wayne Omaha Oral Roberts South Dakota

Offense Defense

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Margin

55.5 50.5 68.0 62.5 67.0 81.0 69.0 72.0

+50.5 +45.5 +26.5 +6.5 -2.5 -5.0 -13.0 -14.0

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Avg/G

50.0 49.0 45.5 41.5 36.0 35.0 32.5 25.0

Avg. Opp. 66 68 71 72 68 39 39 30

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7.

Avg. Margin

33.0 +16.0 34.0 +16.0 35.5 +10.0 36.0 +5.5 34.0 -1.5 39.0 -3.0 39.0 -4.0 30.0 -5.0

1. 2. 4. 5.

8.

SCORING DEFENSE

G

Pts

Avg/G

North Dakota State Western Illinois Denver Fort Wayne South Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts South Dakota

2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

101 111 125 134 136 69 72 81

50.5 55.5 62.5 67.0 68.0 69.0 72.0 81.0

FREE THROW PCT

G

FTM

FTA

Pct.

South Dakota Western Illinois Fort Wayne Omaha South Dakota State Denver North Dakota State Oral Roberts

1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1

11 55 27 16 28 27 26 7

13 67 34 21 37 39 43 14

.846 .821 .794 .762 .757 .692 .605 .500

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE

G

FGM

FGA

Pct.

North Dakota State Denver Western Illinois South Dakota State Omaha Fort Wayne Oral Roberts South Dakota

2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1

33 38 42 52 27 54 27 25

116 109 120 135 62 123 59 41

.284 .349 .350 .385 .435 .439 .458 .610

3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE

G

3FGM

3FGA

Pct.

North Dakota State Omaha Western Illinois Oral Roberts Denver Fort Wayne South Dakota State South Dakota

2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1

9 4 11 5 12 11 15 11

42 16 38 17 36 32 43 18

.214 .250 .289 .294 .333 .344 .349 .611

REBOUNDING DEFENSE

G Rebounds

South Dakota South Dakota State Fort Wayne North Dakota State Denver Western Illinois Oral Roberts Omaha

1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1

BLOCKED SHOTS

G

No.

Avg/G

North Dakota State Western Illinois Fort Wayne South Dakota State Denver Omaha Oral Roberts South Dakota

2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

9 8 8 7 4 2 2 1

4.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0

30 66 68 68 71 72 39 39

Avg/G

30.0 33.0 34.0 34.0 35.5 36.0 39.0 39.0

2017-18 The Summit League CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 13, 2017 (All games)

1. 2. 4. 5. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8.

ASSISTS

G

No.

Avg/G

Western Illinois North Dakota State South Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota Denver Fort Wayne Omaha

2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1

49 47 47 15 14 28 19 9

24.5 23.5 23.5 15.0 14.0 14.0 9.5 9.0

TURNOVER MARGIN

Western Illinois North Dakota State South Dakota South Dakota State Denver Oral Roberts Fort Wayne Omaha

G Team 2 20 2 24 1 17 2 30 2 32 1 17 2 34 1 18

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS

G

No.

Avg/G

South Dakota State North Dakota State Denver Fort Wayne Western Illinois South Dakota Oral Roberts Omaha

2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

39 34 28 27 27 11 9 7

19.5 17.0 14.0 13.5 13.5 11.0 9.0 7.0

DEFENSIVE REB PCT.

G D-Reb Opp. OR D-Reb%

Denver Omaha North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Western Illinois Fort Wayne

2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2

63 29 66 26 14 59 56 38

16 9 21 9 5 26 28 32

3-POINT FG MADE

G

No.

Avg/G

South Dakota State North Dakota State Western Illinois Fort Wayne South Dakota Oral Roberts Denver Omaha

2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1

23 20 19 18 9 7 13 2

11.5 10.0 9.5 9.0 9.0 7.0 6.5 2.0

Avg. Opp. 52 45 22 31 33 13 25 11

10.0 12.0 17.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 17.0 18.0

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Avg. Margin

26.0 +16.0 22.5 +10.5 22.0 +5.0 15.5 +0.5 16.5 +0.5 13.0 -4.0 12.5 -4.5 11.0 -7.0

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

.797 .763 .759 .743 .737 .694 .667 .543

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

STEALS

G

No.

Avg/G

Western Illinois North Dakota State South Dakota State Denver Fort Wayne Omaha Oral Roberts South Dakota

2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

30 25 17 16 15 5 5 5

15.0 12.5 8.5 8.0 7.5 5.0 5.0 5.0

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO

G

Western Illinois North Dakota State South Dakota State Oral Roberts Denver South Dakota Fort Wayne Omaha

2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1

49 47 47 15 28 14 19 9

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS

G

No.

Avg/G

North Dakota State Denver South Dakota State Omaha Western Illinois Oral Roberts Fort Wayne South Dakota

2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1

66 63 59 29 56 26 38 14

33.0 31.5 29.5 29.0 28.0 26.0 19.0 14.0

OFFENSIVE REB PCT.

G O-Reb Opp. DR O-Reb%

South Dakota State Fort Wayne North Dakota State Western Illinois Denver South Dakota Oral Roberts Omaha

2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

Ast. Avg.

39 27 34 27 28 11 9 7

24.5 23.5 23.5 15.0 14.0 14.0 9.5 9.0

T/O Avg.

20 24 30 17 32 17 34 18

40 36 47 44 55 25 30 30

Ratio

10.0 12.0 15.0 17.0 16.0 17.0 17.0 18.0

.494 .429 .420 .380 .337 .306 .231 .189

2.5 2.0 1.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.5

2017-18 The Summit League CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 13, 2017 (All games) Team

Conference

Pct.

PF

PA

Overall

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

Western Illinois North Dakota State South Dakota State Denver Fort Wayne South Dakota Oral Roberts Omaha

PF

PA

1.000 106.0 1.000 96.0 1.000 94.5 .500 69.0 .500 64.5 .000 76.0 .000 58.0 .000 56.0

Pct.

55.5 50.5 68.0 62.5 67.0 81.0 72.0 69.0

Current unbeaten streak North Dakota State -- 2 Western Illinois -- 2 South Dakota State -- 2 Fort Wayne -- 1

TEAM SUMMARIES

G

PF-PA

Avg score

Margin

FG-FGA

Pct.

3FG-FGA

Pct.

FT-FTA

Denver

2

138-125

69.0-62.5

+6.5

49-127

.386

13-43

.302

27-39

.692

Pct. RebF RebA Margin

91

71 +10.0

Fort Wayne

2

129-134

64.5-67.0

-2.5

42-105

.400

18-39

.462

27-34

.794

65

68

North Dakota State

2

192-101

96.0-50.5

+45.5

73-146

.500

20-47

.426

26-43

.605

100

-1.5

68 +16.0

Omaha

1

56-69

56.0-69.0

-13.0

19-54

.352

2-16

.125

16-21

.762

36

39

Oral Roberts

1

58-72

58.0-72.0

-14.0

22-58

.379

7-22

.318

7-14

.500

35

39

-3.0 -4.0

South Dakota

1

76-81

76.0-81.0

-5.0

28-62

.452

9-26

.346

11-13

.846

25

30

-5.0

South Dakota State

2

189-136

94.5-68.0

+26.5

69-145

.476

23-63

.365

28-37

.757

98

66 +16.0

Western Illinois

2

212-111

106.0-55.5

+50.5

69-134

.515

19-55

.345

55-67

.821

83

72

ATTENDANCE

Denver Fort Wayne North Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Western Illinois Totals

Home Average

1-0 1-637 2-1066 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2169 2-1529 7-5401

0 637 533 0 0 0 2169 764 772

Away Average

1-427 1-1148 0-0 1-643 1-1603 1-9143 1-1135 0-0 6-14099

427 1148 0 643 1603 9143 1135 0 2350

Neutral Average

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Average

2-427 2-1785 2-1066 1-643 1-1603 1-9143 2-3304 2-1529 13-19500

214 892 533 643 1603 9143 1652 764 1500

+5.5

2017-18 The Summit League INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 13, 2017 (All games)

To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75.0% of their team's games.

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

20. 22.

25.

28.

1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 12. 13.

SCORING

Cl

G

FG 3FG

FT

Pts Avg/G

Madison Nelson-DEN Macy Miller-SDSU Sarah Garvie-ORU Amber Vidal-UNO Morgan Blumer-WIU Olivia Kaufmann-WIU Emily Clemens-WIU Kate Liveringhouse-USD Taylor Thunstedt-NDSU Kierstyn Repp-FW Madison Guebert-SDSU Michelle Gaislerova-NDSU Taylor Higginbotham-WIU Keshyra McCarver-FW Tylee Irwin-SDSU Rylee Nudell-NDSU Autumn Ogden-NDSU Jess Walter-UNO Ciara Duffy-USD Taylor Hanneman-WIU Claire Gritt-DEN Ellie Thompson-SDSU Macey Kvilvang-NDSU Jaycee Bradley-USD De'Jour Young-FW Hannah Albrecht-FW Jaelencia Williams-FW Grace Gilmore-WIU Allison Arens-USD Maria Martianez-ORU Claire Killian-UNO

So Jr So Jr Sr So Sr Sr Sr Fr Jr Fr Jr Sr Fr So So Jr So Sr Fr Sr Fr Jr Jr So Fr Fr Jr Jr Fr

2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

16 17 7 7 12 10 9 7 11 9 9 9 10 5 8 9 10 3 3 6 7 6 7 4 8 6 8 5 3 4 4

8 3 0 5 8 13 17 0 3 3 6 4 3 9 0 3 0 5 3 6 7 7 6 1 0 3 3 6 3 1 0

43 41 20 20 37 35 35 17 32 29 28 27 25 22 22 22 22 11 11 21 21 20 20 10 19 19 19 18 9 9 9

FIELD GOAL PCT

Cl Sr Jr So Jr Jr Jr So Sr Sr So So So Sr Jr Sr

G

FGM

FGA

Pct.

2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1

6 3 10 7 17 4 16 11 12 3 10 7 7 7 7

8 4 14 10 25 6 26 18 20 5 17 12 13 13 13

.750 .750 .714 .700 .680 .667 .615 .611 .600 .600 .588 .583 .538 .538 .538

Olivia Braun-WIU Allison Arens-USD Autumn Ogden-NDSU Amber Vidal-UNO Macy Miller-SDSU Jaycee Bradley-USD Madison Nelson-DEN Taylor Thunstedt-NDSU Morgan Blumer-WIU Ciara Duffy-USD Olivia Kaufmann-WIU Sarah Garvie-ORU Alexis Alexander-SDSU Kennedy Childers-NDSU Kate Liveringhouse-USD

3 4 6 1 5 2 0 3 7 8 4 5 2 3 6 1 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 1

21.5 20.5 20.0 20.0 18.5 17.5 17.5 17.0 16.0 14.5 14.0 13.5 12.5 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.5 10.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0

REBOUNDING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8.

11.

14.

17. 19.

Jordyn Alt-DEN Madison Nelson-DEN Jaelencia Williams-FW Maria Martianez-ORU Chynna Stevens-SDSU Danneka Voegeli-NDSU Tagyn Larson-SDSU Autumn Ogden-NDSU Faith Ihim-ORU Ellie Brecht-UNO Taylor Higginbotham-WIU Morgan Blumer-WIU Ellie Thompson-SDSU Macey Kvilvang-NDSU Marina Fernandez-NDSU Romekia Wallace-UNO Myah Selland-SDSU Olivia Braun-WIU Macy Miller-SDSU Olivia Kaufmann-WIU Ciara Duffy-USD Montserrat Brotons-ORU Jaycee Bradley-USD

ASSISTS 1. 2. 3. 5. 7.

10.

13.

Emily Clemens-WIU Sarah Jacobson-NDSU Myah Selland-SDSU Jess Walter-UNO Macy Miller-SDSU Rylie Cascio Jensen-SDSU Samantha Romanowski-DEN Chloe Lamb-USD Maya Mayberry-ORU Alexis Alexander-SDSU Taylor Thunstedt-NDSU Olivia Kaufmann-WIU Hannah Albrecht-FW Chynna Stevens-SDSU Rachel Skalnik-ORU Kate Liveringhouse-USD Ciara Duffy-USD

Cl Sr So Fr Jr Sr Fr So So Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Fr Jr Jr Fr Sr Jr So So So Jr

G

Cl Sr So Fr Jr Jr So Jr Fr Fr Sr Sr So So Sr So Sr So

G

2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

Off Def Total Avg/G 9 18 27 13.5 7 13 20 10.0 7 12 19 9.5 1 8 9 9.0 4 13 17 8.5 11 6 17 8.5 6 10 16 8.0 5 9 14 7.0 3 4 7 7.0 0 7 7 7.0 5 8 13 6.5 3 10 13 6.5 7 6 13 6.5 7 5 12 6.0 1 11 12 6.0 0 6 6 6.0 3 8 11 5.5 2 9 11 5.5 4 6 10 5.0 7 3 10 5.0 2 3 5 5.0 0 5 5 5.0 1 4 5 5.0

No. Avg/G

21 16 10 5 9 9 8 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 3 3 3

10.5 8.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

2017-18 The Summit League INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 13, 2017 (All games)

1.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

1. 3. 4. 5.

8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15.

FREE THROW PCT

Cl

G

FTM

FTA

Pct.

Grace Gilmore-WIU Taylor Hanneman-WIU Amber Vidal-UNO Chynna Stevens-SDSU Jasmine Trimboli-USD Ciara Duffy-USD Maya Mayberry-ORU Ellie Brecht-UNO Jordan Gilbert-ORU Courtney Vaccher-UNO Emily Clemens-WIU Keshyra McCarver-FW Morgan Blumer-WIU Ellie Thompson-SDSU Macey Kvilvang-NDSU Madison Guebert-SDSU

Fr Sr Jr Sr Sr So Fr Jr

2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2

6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 17 9 8 7 6 6

6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 18 10 9 8 7 7

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .944 .900 .889 .875 .857 .857

3-POINT FG PCT

Cl Jr Sr So Fr So So Fr Sr So Sr Jr So Fr Fr Sr

G

3FG

FGA

Pct.

1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2

1 1 4 5 2 2 2 3 6 7 4 3 8 6 5

Amber Vidal-UNO Jasmine Trimboli-USD Hannah Albrecht-FW Michelle Gaislerova-NDSU Ciara Duffy-USD Autumn Ogden-NDSU Grace Gilmore-WIU Keshyra McCarver-FW Sarah Garvie-ORU Taylor Thunstedt-NDSU Macy Miller-SDSU Madison Nelson-DEN Kierstyn Repp-FW Tylee Irwin-SDSU Morgan Blumer-WIU

Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr Fr Jr

1 1.000 1 1.000 5 .800 7 .714 3 .667 3 .667 3 .667 5 .600 11 .545 13 .538 8 .500 6 .500 17 .471 13 .462 11 .455

STEALS 1. 2. 4.

14.

Emily Clemens-WIU Taylor Thunstedt-NDSU Olivia Braun-WIU Michelle Farrow-WIU De'Jour Young-FW Grace Gilmore-WIU Rylie Cascio Jensen-SDSU Sarah Jacobson-NDSU Autumn Ogden-NDSU Jess Walter-UNO Chloe Lamb-USD Monica Arens-USD Maria Martianez-ORU Samantha Romanowski-DEN Claire Gritt-DEN Chynna Stevens-SDSU Taylor Higginbotham-WIU Alexis Alexander-SDSU Madison Nelson-DEN Keshyra McCarver-FW Anna Lappenkuper-FW Marina Fernandez-NDSU Olivia Kaufmann-WIU 3-POINT FG MADE

1. 2. 3. 4. 6.

9.

13.

Sarah Garvie-ORU Kierstyn Repp-FW Taylor Thunstedt-NDSU Tylee Irwin-SDSU Kate Liveringhouse-USD Morgan Blumer-WIU Lauren Loven-DEN Michelle Gaislerova-NDSU Hannah Albrecht-FW Madison Guebert-SDSU Macy Miller-SDSU Ciara Duffy-USD Keshyra McCarver-FW Marina Fernandez-NDSU Madison Nelson-DEN Alexis Alexander-SDSU De'Jour Young-FW Michelle Farrow-WIU Taylor Hanneman-WIU

Cl Sr Sr Sr Sr Jr Fr So So So Jr Fr Fr Jr Jr Fr Sr Jr Sr So Sr So Jr So

G

Cl So Fr Sr Fr Sr Sr So Fr So Jr Jr So Sr Jr So Sr Jr Sr Sr

G

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

No. Avg/G

6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

3FG Avg/G

6 8 7 6 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

6.0 4.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

2017-18 The Summit League INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 13, 2017 (All games)

1. 2. 4.

15.

1. 2. 3.

9.

12. 14.

BLOCKED SHOTS

Cl

G

Jaelencia Williams-FW Marina Fernandez-NDSU Olivia Braun-WIU Sarah Jacobson-NDSU Madison Nelson-DEN Alexis Alexander-SDSU Ellie Thompson-SDSU Taylor Higginbotham-WIU Diamond Williams-FW Sara Echelberry-UNO Regan Schumacher-ORU Romekia Wallace-UNO Kate Liveringhouse-USD Maya Mayberry-ORU De'Jour Young-FW Jordyn Alt-DEN Michelle Gaislerova-NDSU Macey Kvilvang-NDSU Tagyn Larson-SDSU Tyrah Spencer-NDSU Tylee Irwin-SDSU Morgan Blumer-WIU Krishna Merriman-WIU Myah Selland-SDSU Emily Clemens-WIU Keshyra McCarver-FW Carie Weinman-DEN Autumn Ogden-NDSU

Fr Jr Sr So So Sr Sr Jr Fr So Fr Jr Sr Fr Jr Sr Fr Fr So So Fr Sr Sr Fr Sr Sr Fr So

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS

Cl Fr Sr Fr So Fr Sr So So So Sr Sr Jr So Sr Sr Sr Jr Jr Sr So

G

Cl Jr Jr Fr Jr So Fr Jr Jr So Sr Jr

G

Danneka Voegeli-NDSU Jordyn Alt-DEN Macey Kvilvang-NDSU Anna Lappenkuper-FW Jaelencia Williams-FW Ellie Thompson-SDSU Madison Nelson-DEN Olivia Kaufmann-WIU Tagyn Larson-SDSU Jasmine Trimboli-USD Faith Ihim-ORU Taylor Higginbotham-WIU Autumn Ogden-NDSU Emily Clemens-WIU Chynna Stevens-SDSU Keshyra McCarver-FW De'Jour Young-FW Macy Miller-SDSU Kate Liveringhouse-USD Ciara Duffy-USD MINUTES PLAYED

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Jess Walter-UNO Amber Vidal-UNO Kierstyn Repp-FW Ellie Brecht-UNO Anna Lappenkuper-FW Chloe Lamb-USD De'Jour Young-FW Madison Guebert-SDSU Hannah Albrecht-FW Faith Ihim-ORU Maria Martianez-ORU

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1

1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1

No. Avg/G

4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO 1. 2. 4. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15.

No. Avg/G

11 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2

5.5 4.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

No. Avg/G

37 36 70 35 69 33 63 62 62 31 31

37.0 36.0 35.0 35.0 34.5 33.0 31.5 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0

Emily Clemens-WIU Taylor Thunstedt-NDSU Olivia Kaufmann-WIU Rylie Cascio Jensen-SDSU Rachel Skalnik-ORU Sarah Jacobson-NDSU Samantha Romanowski-DEN Myah Selland-SDSU Alexis Alexander-SDSU Macy Miller-SDSU Hannah Albrecht-FW Chynna Stevens-SDSU Jess Walter-UNO Kate Liveringhouse-USD Maya Mayberry-ORU Chloe Lamb-USD

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 8. 9.

12. 14.

Jordyn Alt-DEN Maria Martianez-ORU Ellie Brecht-UNO Madison Nelson-DEN Chynna Stevens-SDSU Jaelencia Williams-FW Romekia Wallace-UNO Marina Fernandez-NDSU Morgan Blumer-WIU Tagyn Larson-SDSU Montserrat Brotons-ORU Autumn Ogden-NDSU Olivia Braun-WIU Taylor Higginbotham-WIU Sarah Jacobson-NDSU Myah Selland-SDSU Faith Ihim-ORU Jaycee Bradley-USD Courtney Vaccher-UNO

Cl Sr Sr So So So So Jr Fr Sr Jr So Sr Jr Sr Fr Fr

G

Ast.

T/O

Ratio

2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

21 7 7 9 3 16 8 10 7 9 6 6 5 3 4 4

2 2 2 3 1 6 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 3

10.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3

Cl Sr Jr Jr So Sr Fr Jr Jr Sr So So So Sr Jr So Fr Sr Jr Jr

G

2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

No. Avg/G

18 8 7 13 13 12 6 11 10 10 5 9 9 8 8 8 4 4 4

9.0 8.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0

2017-18 The Summit League League Team Highs Through games of Nov 13, 2017 (All games)

TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by) Points Margin Field goals made Field goal attempts Field goal percentage 3-Pt FG made 3-Pt FG attempts 3-Pt percentage Free throws made Free throw attempts

Free throw percentage Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shots Turnovers

Fouls

122 105 82 (122-40) 47 (105-58) 40 38 82 78 .588 (40-68) .551 (38-69) 14 12 36 33 .519 (14-27) .500 (9-18) 34 22 39 28 28 .872 (34-39) .846 (11-13) 64 52 29 27 23 19 7 6 21 18 18 28 23

Western Illinois vs Illinois College (11/12/17) North Dakota State vs NJIT (11/12/17) Western Illinois vs Illinois College (11/12/17) North Dakota State vs NJIT (11/12/17) North Dakota State vs NJIT (11/12/17) Western Illinois vs Illinois College (11/12/17) South Dakota State vs NJIT (11/10/17) North Dakota State vs Mayville State (11/10/17) North Dakota State vs NJIT (11/12/17) Western Illinois vs Illinois College (11/12/17) South Dakota State at George Washington (11/12/17) Western Illinois vs Illinois College (11/12/17) South Dakota State vs NJIT (11/10/17) Western Illinois vs Illinois College (11/12/17) South Dakota State at George Washington (11/12/17) Fort Wayne vs Loyola Chicago (11/12/17) Western Illinois vs Illinois College (11/12/17) Fort Wayne vs Loyola Chicago (11/12/17) Western Illinois vs Illinois College (11/12/17) Western Illinois vs Kansas City (11/10/17) Fort Wayne vs Loyola Chicago (11/12/17) Western Illinois vs Illinois College (11/12/17) South Dakota at Iowa State (11-10-17) South Dakota State vs NJIT (11/10/17) Denver at Air Force (11/10/17) Western Illinois vs Illinois College (11/12/17) South Dakota State vs NJIT (11/10/17) Western Illinois vs Illinois College (11/12/17) North Dakota State vs Mayville State (11/10/17) North Dakota State vs Mayville State (11/10/17) Fort Wayne vs Loyola Chicago (11/12/17) Fort Wayne at Illinois (11/10/17) Denver at Air Force (11/10/17) Omaha at Bradley (11-10-17) Denver at Air Force (11/10/17) South Dakota at Iowa State (11-10-17)

2017-18 The Summit League League Individual Highs Through games of Nov 13, 2017 (All games)

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS Points Field goals made Field goal attempts

Field goal percentage 3-Pt FG made 3-Pt FG attempts 3-Pt percentage Free throws made Free throw attempts Free throw percentage Rebounds Assists Steals

Blocked shots

Turnovers

26 24 10 9 16 14 14 .750 .727 6 5 11 11 .545 .455 10 9 10 10 1.000 .900 15 14 12 10 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 9 8

(9-12) (8-11)

(6-11) (5-11)

(10-10) (9-10)

Madison Nelson (Denver) at Air Force (11/10/17) Olivia Kaufmann (Western Illinois) vs Illinois College (11/12/17) Madison Nelson (Denver) at Air Force (11/10/17) Macy Miller (South Dakota State) vs NJIT (11/10/17) Madison Nelson (Denver) at Air Force (11/10/17) Emily Clemens (Western Illinois) vs Kansas City (11/10/17) Jaelencia Williams (Fort Wayne) vs Loyola Chicago (11/12/17) Macy Miller (South Dakota State) vs NJIT (11/10/17) Morgan Blumer (Western Illinois) vs Illinois College (11/12/17) Sarah Garvie (Oral Roberts) at TCU (11/11/17) Kierstyn Repp (Fort Wayne) at Illinois (11/10/17) Kierstyn Repp (Fort Wayne) at Illinois (11/10/17) Sarah Garvie (Oral Roberts) at TCU (11/11/17) Sarah Garvie (Oral Roberts) at TCU (11/11/17) Kierstyn Repp (Fort Wayne) at Illinois (11/10/17) Emily Clemens (Western Illinois) vs Illinois College (11/12/17) Olivia Kaufmann (Western Illinois) vs Illinois College (11/12/17) Olivia Kaufmann (Western Illinois) vs Illinois College (11/12/17) Emily Clemens (Western Illinois) vs Illinois College (11/12/17) Emily Clemens (Western Illinois) vs Illinois College (11/12/17) Olivia Kaufmann (Western Illinois) vs Illinois College (11/12/17) Jordyn Alt (Denver) at Air Force (11/10/17) Chynna Stevens (South Dakota State) vs NJIT (11/10/17) Emily Clemens (Western Illinois) vs Kansas City (11/10/17) Sarah Jacobson (North Dakota State) vs NJIT (11/12/17) Taylor Thunstedt (North Dakota State) vs Mayville State (11/10/17) Grace Gilmore (Western Illinois) vs Illinois College (11/12/17) Emily Clemens (Western Illinois) vs Illinois College (11/12/17) Michelle Farrow (Western Illinois) vs Illinois College (11/12/17) Jaelencia Williams (Fort Wayne) vs Loyola Chicago (11/12/17) Olivia Braun (Western Illinois) vs Kansas City (11/10/17) Sarah Jacobson (North Dakota State) vs Mayville State (11/10/17) Marina Fernandez (North Dakota State) vs Mayville State (11/10/17) Alexis Alexander (South Dakota State) vs NJIT (11/10/17) Taylor Higginbotham (Western Illinois) vs Illinois College (11/12/17) Ellie Thompson (South Dakota State) at George Washington (11/12/17) Anna Lappenkuper (Fort Wayne) at Illinois (11/10/17) Allison Arens (South Dakota) at Iowa State (11-10-17)

2017-18 The Summit League League Schedule and Results Through games of Nov 13, 2017 (All games)

Denver (1-1,0-0) 11/10/17 at Air Force 11/12/17 NORTHERN COLORADO

W 75-54 A-427 L 63-71

Fort Wayne (1-1,0-0) 11/10/17 at Illinois 11/12/17 LOYOLA CHICAGO

L 50-64 A-1148 W 79-70 A-637

North Dakota State (2-0,0-0) 11/10/17 MAYVILLE STATE 11/12/17 NJIT

W 87-43 A-739 W 105-58 A-327

Omaha (0-1,0-0) 11-10-17 at Bradley

L 56-69 A-643

Oral Roberts (0-1,0-0) 11/11/17 at TCU

L 58-72 A-1603

South Dakota (0-1,0-0) 11-10-17 at Iowa State

L 76-81 A-9143

South Dakota State (2-0,0-0) 11/10/17 NJIT 11/12/17 at George Washington Western Illinois (2-0,0-0) 11/10/17 KANSAS CITY 11/12/17 ILLINOIS COLLEGE

W 92-48 A-2169 97-88 A-1135

WOT

W 90-71 A-928 W 122-40 A-601